Grass-covered vineyards are grown on steep terraced slopes where most of the work is done by hand. The grapevines are planted on the best sunlit sites and trained mostly according to the single Guyot system. All the vineyards are 10 to 30 years old and included in integrated farm management systems.
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Ribolla Gialla vineyards are located in the villages of Hruševlje, Biljana, Vipolže, Kojsko, Cerovo, Višnjevik, Krasno, Vedrijan and Šmartno at 100 to 280 metres above sea level. The soil there is sandy loam and the planting density is between 4,000 and 5,000 vines per hectare. Each vine produces 2 to 3 kilograms of grapes, harvested only by hand in the middle of August. Each vine produces 2 to 3 kilograms of grapes, harvested only by hand in the middle of August.
